The Banks County High School softball team’s run at the Class 2-A state championship ended in the last semi-final game of the playoffs last Friday in Columbus.

The Lady Leopards’ (27-10) season ended with a 2-0 loss to region foe Monticello. It was the fourth game of the day for the Lady Leopards as the threat of rain moved the semifinals to Friday night. In Columbus, the Lady Leopards went 3-2 (wins vs. Bleckley County, Dodge County and Armuchee; losses vs. Monticello and Harlem).
The 2017 season was full of accomplishments for the Lady Leopards. The team won their first region championship in fast-pitch softball. It was the first time head coach Tony Bowen made it past the first round in the state tournament. It was also the first time in program history that Banks County had made it to Columbus.
Players also put up numbers and got progressively better as the season went along. Tybee Denton took charge on the mound. She tossed in 173 innings, recording 288 strikeouts, walking only 75 batters and giving up 60 runs total throughout the season. Her ERA down the stretch was 1.462.
For more, read this week's edition of the Banks County News.

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